It's been done

I just finished a novel today that has "50 First Dates" written all over it.  If you've seen the movie you know that Drew Berrymore's character loses her memory every night when she goes to sleep.  In the morning Adam Sandler has to win her heart all over again.  It's a cute movie with a nice ending.  In the book "Before I go to Sleep" by S.J. Watson the same type of memory loss occurs.  Christine wakes up in the morning and she has no idea who she is, who her husband is or where she is.  Most days she believes she is in her 20's when she  is actually 47 years old.  She feels a deep sense of loss as she realizes how much of her life she missed.

The book does have a few twists and turns.  Christine begins to keep a journal which she then reads everyday.  Her memory starts to improve with the help of her doctor and the journal.  As her memory improves she begins to wonder if her husband is lying to her.  It's hard to decide how much to write because I wouldn't want to spoil the book for anyone.  I will say that things in Christine's life aren't exactly what they seem.  Since she can't remember yesterday she is at the mercy of those around her and what they chose to share with her.

Overall it was a pretty good book but it didn't wow me.